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Indian Standard
FIRE SAFETY OF BUILDINGS (GENERAL): EXPOSURE
HAZARD — CODE OF PRACTICE
( Second Revision )

ICS 13.220.01

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FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Second Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized
by the Fire Safety Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council.
A series of Indian Standards covering the fire safety of buildings in general, principles of fire grading, details of
construction, exit requirements and exposure hazard have been formulated. This standard covering the last aspect,
was first formulated in 1960 and revised in 1988. In the past years, useful data has become available based on
studies conducted in countries such as USA, UK and Canada. This revision includes the values in respect of floor
area ratio, and open space according to norms adopted by these countries. Further the provisions have been
aligned with National Building Code of India 2005.
The composition of the Committee responsible for the formulation of this standard is given in Annex A.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value,
observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS 2 : 1960
‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised)’. The number of significant places retained in the rounded off
value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
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FIRE SAFETY OF BUILDINGS (GENERAL): EXPOSURE
HAZARD — CODE OF PRACTICE
( Second Revision )
1 SCOPE
This standard covers requirements regarding spacing
of buildings to provide adequate safety against
exposure hazard.
2 REFERENCES
The standards listed below contain provisions which,
through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this standard. At the time of publication, the editions
indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision,
and parties to agreements based on this standard are
encouraged to invertigate the possibility of applying the
most recent editions of the standards listed below:
IS No. Title
1641 : 2013 Fire safety of building (general):
General principles of fire grading and
classification — Code of practice
(second revision)
1642 : 2013 Fire safety of buildings (general):
Details of construction — Code of
practice (second revision)
3884 : 1989 Code of practice for installation and
maintenance of internal fire hydrants
and hose reels on premises
9668 : 1990 Code of practice for provision and
maintenance of water supplies for
fire fighting
3 GENERAL
3.1 The construction and spacing of buildings with due
regard to their classification (see IS 1641) are the major
factors to be considered which otherwise may lead to
serious conflagration intensely built-up areas. Thus
exposure hazard expressed the danger or risk of spread
of fire through the open air in a building on fire to
another building situated in the vicinity.
3.2 The precautions taken by keeping proper spacing
of the building prevent spread of fire by direct contact
of flames and hot gases emitted from the burning
building or by radiated heat and flying brands.
3.3 The factors like type of construction (see IS 1642)
based on occupancy distance between the buildings
and size of the buildings influence the severity of
exposure hazard.
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4 MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Maximum Height
Every building should be restricted in its height above
the ground level and the number of storeys, depending
upon its occupancy and the type of construction. The
maximum permissible height for any combination of
occupancy and types of construction should necessarily
be related to the width of street fronting the building
or floor area ratio (see 5).
4.2 General Requirements
4.2.1 All buildings shall satisfy certain requirements
which contribute, individually and collectively, to the
safety of life from fire, smoke, fumes and panic arising
from these or similar causes. There are, however, certain
general principles and common requirements which are
applicable to all or most of the occupancies. For details,
reference may be made to National Building Code of
India: Part 4 Fire and life safety.
4.2.2 Exceptions and Deviations
Exceptions and deviations to the general provisions of
requirements of individual occupancies are given as
applicable to each type of occupancy in 6.1 to 6.9 of
National Building Code of India: Part 4 Fire and life
safety. In case of practical difficulty or to avoid
unnecessary hardship, without sacrificing reasonable
safety, the Authority may grant exemptions from the
Code.
4.3 Occupation of Buildings under Construction
4.3.1 A building or portion of the building may be
occupied during construction, repairs, alterations or
additions only if all means of exit and fire protection
measures are in place and continuously maintained for
the occupied part of the building.
4.3.2 A high rise building during construction shall be
provided with the following fire protection measures,
which shall be maintained in good working condition
at all the times:
a) Dry riser with hydrant outlets on the floors
constructed with a fire service inlet to boost
the water in the dry riser and maintenance
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should be as per the requirements laid down 5.2 Each portion of a building, which is separated by
in IS 9668 and IS 3844. one or more continuous fire resisting walls, having a
b) Drums filled with water of 2 000 litre capacity fire resistance of not less than 4 h, extending from the
with two fire buckets on each floor; and a water foundation to 1 m above the roof at all points, may be
storage tank of minimum 20 000 litre capacity, considered to be a separate building for the calculation
which may be used for other construction of maximum permissible height and floor area,
purposes also. provided openings, if any, in the separating wall, are
also protected by fire assemblies of 4 h.
5 FLOOR AREA RATIO
6 OPEN SPACES
5.1 The comparative floor area ratios for different
occupancies and types of construction are given in 6.1 General
Table 1. Every room intended for human habitation should have
an interior or exterior open space or an open verandah
Table 1 Comparative Floor Area Ratios for open to such interior or exterior open space.
Occupancies Facing One Public Street of
6.1.1 The open space inside and around a building have
at Least 9 m Width
essentially to cater for the lighting and ventilation
Occupancy Classification Floor Area Ratios Type of requirements of the rooms abutting such open spaces,
Construction and in the case of buildings abutting on streets in the
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 front, rear or sides, the open spaces provided should
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) be sufficient for the future widening of such streets.
Residential UL 2.0 1.4 1.0
Educational UL 2.0 1.4 1.0 6.2 Open Spaces Separate for Each Building of
Institutional UL 1.5 1.0 0.8 Wing
Assembly UL 1.0 0.7 0.5
Business UL 2.9 2.3 1.6 The open spaces should be separate or distinct for each
Mercantile 8.0 1.8 1.4 1.0 building and where a building has two or more wings,
Industrial 7.5 1.9 1.6 1.3
Storage (see Note 4) 6.0 1.5 1.3 1.0 each wing should have separate or distinct open spaces
Hazardous (see Note 4) 2.8 1.1 0.9 NP for the purposes of lighting and ventilation of the wings.
UL — Unlimited, NP — Not permitted.
However, separation between accessory and main
NOTES
buildings more than 7 m in height should not be less
1 The FAR values given in this table are subject to overall
restrictions on the heights of buildings in the case of educational, than 1.5 m; for buildings up to 7 m in height, no such
institutional, assembly, storage and hazardous occupancies (see separation shall be required.
National Building Code of India: Part 4 Fire and life safety).
2 This table has been prepared, taking into account the 6.3 Residential Buildings
combustible content in the different occupancies as well as the
fire resistance offered by the type of construction. 6.3.1 Exterior Open Space
3 This table should be modified by the authority, taking into
account the other aspects as given below:
6.3.1.1 Front open spaces
a) Density in terms of dwelling units per hectare; a) Every building fronting a street should have a
b) Traffic considerations; front space, forming an integral part of the site
c) Parking spaces;
as below:
d) Local fire fighting facilities; and
e) Water supply, drainage and sanitation requirements.
Sl Front Open Space Width of Street
4 The FAR values specified in this table may be increased
20 percent for the following services: No. Min Fronting the Plot
a) A basement or cellar; space under a building constructed m m
on stilts and used as a parking space and air-conditioning
plant room used as accessory to the principal use; i) 1.51) Up to 7.51)
b) Watchman’s booth, pump house, garbage shaft, electric ii) 3.0 7.5 to 18
cabin or substation and other utility structures meant for iii) 4.5 18 to 30
the services of the building under consideration;
iv) 6.0 Above 30
c) Projections and accessory buildings as specifically
1)
exempted under the Code; and For buildings up to a maximum height of 7 m.
d) Staircase room and lift rooms above the topmost storey;
architectural features; chimneys and elevated tanks of NOTE — In case a building abuts two or more streets
dimensions as permissible under the Code; the area of the the value of open spaces is to be based on the average
lift shaft shall be taken only on one floor. width of streets, of 1.8 m for cases (ii), (iii) and (iv).
5 In so far as single storey storage and hazardous occupancies
are concerned, they would be further governed by volume to b) For streets less than 7.5 m in width, the
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be at least 5 m from the centre line of the street 6.3.2 The provisions of 6.3.1.2 and 6.3.1.3 are not
(see 5.3.5). applicable to parking lock-up garages up to 3 m in
height located at a distance of 7.5 m in any street line
This limiting distance has to be determined
by the authority for individual road/street or front boundary of the plot.
widths taking into account the traffic flow. 6.3.3 The open spaces mentioned in 6.3.1.1 to 6.3.1.3
should be for residential buildings up to a height of 10 m.
6.3.1.2 Rear open space
6.3.3.1 For buildings of height above 10 m, the open
a) Every residential building should have a rear
spaces (side and rear) should be as given in Table 2.
open space, forming an integral part of the
site, of an average width of 3 m and at no place Table 2 Side and Rear Open Spaces for Different
measuring less than 1.8 m, except that in the Heights of Buildings
case of a back-to-back-site, the width of the Sl Height of Buildings Side and Rear Open
rear open space should be 3 m throughout. No. Spaces to be Left Around
Subject to the condition of free ventilation, Building
m m
the open space left up to half the width of the
(1) (2) (3)
plot should also be taken into account for
i) 10 3
calculating the average width of the rear open ii) 15 5
space. For plots of depth less than 9 m, for iii) 18 6
buildings up to 7 m in height, the rear open iv) 21 7
space may be reduced to 1.5 m. v) 24 8
vi) 27 9
b) Rear open space to extend throughout the rear vii) 30 10
wall — The rear open space should be co- viii) 35 11
extensive with the entire face of the rear wall. ix) 40 12
If a building abuts on two or more streets, such x) 45 13
xi) 50 14
rear open space should be provided xii) 53 and above 16
throughout the face of the rear wall. Such rear
NOTES
wall should be the wall on the opposite side
1 For buildings above 24 m in height, there should be a
of the face of the building abutting on the
minimum front open space of 6 m.
wider street, unless the authority directs
2 Where rooms do not derive light and ventilation from the
otherwise. exterior open space, the width of such exterior open space as
given in col 3 may be reduced by 1 m subject to a minimum
6.3.1.3 Side open space
of 3 m and a maximum of 8 m. No further projections shall be
a) Every semi-detached and detached building permitted.
should have a permanently open air space, 3 If the length or depth of the building exceeds 40 m, add to
col 3 ten percent of length or depth of building minus 4.0 m.
forming an integral part of the site as below:
1) For detached buildings, there should be 6.3.3.2 For tower-like structures, as an alternative
a minimum side open space of 3 m on to 6.3.3.1, open spaces should be as below:
both the sides. a) Up to a height of 24 m, with one set-back, the
NOTE — For detached residential buildings up to
7 m in height on plots with a frontage less than 12
open spaces at the ground level, should be not
m, one of the side open spaces may be reduced to less than 6 m;
1.5 m. b) For heights between 24 m and 37.5 m with
2) For semi-detached buildings, there should one set-back, the open spaces at the ground
be a minimum side open space of 3 m on level should not be less than 9 m;
one side. c) For heights above 37.5 m with two setbacks,
NOTE — For semi-detached buildings up to 7 m the open spaces at the ground level should not
in height on plots with a frontage less than 9 m, be less than 12 m; and
the side open space may be reduced to 1.5 m.
d) The deficiency in the open spaces should be
3) For row-type buildings, no side open is
made good to satisfy 6.3.3.1 through the set-
required.
backs at the upper levels; these set-backs
b) In the case of semi-detached buildings, the
should not be accessible from individual
open spaces provided on one side should be
rooms/flats at these levels.
as in (a) and all habitable rooms should abut
either on this side open space or front and rear 6.3.4 The front open space would govern the height of
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6.3.5 Interior Open Spaces
a) Inner courtyard — In case the whole of one
side of every room excepting bath, WC and
store room is not abutting on either the front,
rear or side(s) open spaces, it should abut on
an inner courtyard where minimum width
should be 3 m.
Further, the inner courtyard should have an
area, throughout its height of not less than the
square of one-fifth the height of the highest
wall abutting the courtyard. Provided that
when any room (excluding staircase bay,
bathroom and water-closet) is dependent for
its light and ventilation on an inner courtyard,
the dimension should be such as is required
for each wing of the building.
Where only water-closet and bathroom are
abutting on the interior courtyard the size of
the interior courtyard should be in line with
the provision for ventilation shaft as given
in 6.3.5 (b).
b) Ventilation shaft — For ventilating spaces for
water-closets and bathrooms, if not opening
on to front, side, rear and interior open spaces,
these should open on to the ventilation shaft,
the size of which should not be less than the
values given below:
Height of Size of Minimum
Building Ventilation Shaft Size of Shaft
m m2 m a) Educational buildings — Except for nursery
Up to 10 1.2 0.9
12 2.8 1.2
18 4.0 1.5
24 5.4 1.8
30 8.0 2.4
Above 30 9.0 3.0
NOTES
1 For buildings of height above 30 m, a mechanical
ventilation system should be installed besides the
provision of minimum ventilation shaft.
2 For fully air-conditioned residential buildings for
lodging purposes, the ventilation shaft need not be
insisted upon, provided the air-conditioning system
works in an uninterrupted manner, also, provided
there is an alternative source of power supply.
c) Outer courtyard — The minimum width of the
outer courtyard (as distinguished from its
depth) should be not less than 2.4 m. If the
width of the outer courtyard is less than 2.4 m,
it should be treated as a notch and the
provisions of outer courtyard should not apply.
However, if the depth of the outer courtyard
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is more than the width, the provisions of 6.2
should apply for the open spaces to be left
between the wings.
6.3.6 Joint Open Air Space
Every such interior or exterior open air space, unless
the latter is a street, should be maintained for the benefit
of such building exclusively and should be entirely
within the owner’s own premises.
6.3.6.1 If such interior or exterior open air space is
intended to be used for the benefit of more than one
building belonging to the same owner, the width of such
open air space should be the one specified for the tallest
building as specified in 6.3.3 abutting on such open air
space.
6.3.6.2 If such interior or exterior open air space is
jointly owned by more than one person, its width should
also be as specified in 6.3, provided every such person
agrees to allow his portion of such joint open air space
to be used for the benefit of every building abutting on
such joint open air space and provided he sends such
written consent to the authority for record. Such
common open air space should thenceforth be treated
as a permanently open air space required for the
purposes of the Code. No boundary wall between such
joint open air space should be erected or raised to a
height of more than 2.0 m.
6.4 Other Occupancies
6.4.1 Open spaces for other occupancies should be as
below:
schools, the open spaces around the building
should be not less than 6 m;
b) Institutional buildings — The open space at
front should not be less than 12 m and the other
open spaces around the building should be not
less than 6 m;
c) Assembly building — The open space at front
should be not less than 12 m and other spaces
not less than 6 m;
NOTE — However, if assembly buildings are permitted
in purely residential zones, the open spaces around the
building should be not less than 12 m.
d) Business, mercantile and storage buildings —
The open spaces around the building should be
not less than 4.5 m. Where these occur in purely
residential zone or in a residential with shops
line zone the open spaces may be relaxed;
e) Industrial buildings — The open spaces
around the building should be not less than
4.5 m for heights up to 16 m, with an increase
in the open spaces of 0.25 m for every increase
of 1 m or fraction thereof in height above
16 m; and
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appropriate set-backs from certain streets and, highways,
should be applicable.
f) Hazardous occupancies — The open spaces
around the building should be as specified for
industrial buildings [see 6.4.1 (e)].
6.5 Exemption to Open Spaces
6.5.1 Projections into Open Spaces
Every open space provided either interior or exterior
should be kept free from any erection thereon and
should be open to the sky, except as below:
a) Cornice, roof or weather shade not more than
0.75 m wide;
b) Sunshades over windows/ventilators or other
openings not more than 0.75 m wide;
c) Canopy at first level, but not to be used as sit
out with clearance of 1.5 m between the plot
boundary and the canopy;
d) Projected balcony at higher floors of width
not more than 0.9 m; and
e) Projecting rooms/balconies [see 6.5.1(d)] at
alternate floors such that rooms of the lower
two floors get light and air and the projection
being not more than the height of the storey
immediately below.
However, these projections into open spaces should
not reduce the minimum required open spaces.
6.5.1.1 Accessory building
The following accessory buildings may be permitted
in the open spaces:
a) In an existing building, sanitary block of
2.4 m in height subject to a maximum of 4 m
in the rear open space at a distance of 1.5 m
from the rear boundary may be permitted,
where facilities are not adequate;
b) Parking lock-up garages not exceeding 2.4 m
in height should be permitted in the side or rear
open spaces at a distance of 7.5 m from any
road line or the front boundary of the plot; and
c) Suction tank and pump room each up to 2.5 m
in area.
6.5.2 Projection into Street
6.5.2.1 In existing built-up or congested areas, no
projection of any sort whatsoever, except sunshades
(see 6.5.2.3) extending more than 23 cm below a height
of 4.3 m, should project over the road or over any drain
or over any portion outside the boundaries of the site,
provided the projection arising out of the vertical part
of the rain-water spouts projection at the road level or
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the water pipe may be permitted in accordance with
the drainage plan.
6.5.2.2 Porticos in existing developed area
Porticos in bazaar areas of existing developed areas
may be permitted to project on road and subject to the
following limitations:
a) Porticos may be allowed on such roads
leaving a minimum clear space of 18 m
between kerbs;
b) The porticos should not be less than 3 m wide;
c) Nothing should be allowed to be constructed
on the portico which should be used as open
terrace;
d) Nothing should be allowed to project beyond
the line of arcades; and
e) The space under the portico should be paved
and channelled as required.
6.5.2.3 Sunshades over windows and ventilators
Projections of sunshades over windows or ventilators
in existing built-up or congested areas, when
permitted by the authority should fulfil the following
conditions:
a) No sunshade should be permitted over the
road or over any drain or over any portion
outside the boundaries of the site below a
height of 2.8 m from the road level;
b) Sunshades provided above a height of 2.8 m
from the ground level should be permitted to
project up to a maximum width of 60 cm, if
the road over which they project exceeds 9 m
in width; and
c) No sunshade should be permitted on roads
less than 9 m in width or on roads having no
footpaths.
6.6 Limitations to Open Space
6.6.1 Safeguard Against Reduction of Open Space
No construction work on a building should be allowed
if such work operates to reduce an open air space of
any other adjoining building, belonging to the same
owner to an extent less than what is prescribed at the
time of the proposed work or to reduce further such
open space, if it is already less than that prescribed.
6.6.2 Additions or Extensions to a Building
Additions or extensions to a building should be
allowed, provided the open spaces for the additions/
extensions satisfy 6.3 after such additions/extensions
are made.
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provisions of means of access to the building should
be ensured:
a) The width of the main street on which the
building abuts should not be less than 12 m
and one end of this street should join another
street not less than 12 m in width;
b) The road should not end in a dead end;
c) The compulsory open spaces around the
building should not be used for parking; and
d) Adequate passageway and clearances required
for fire fighting vehicles to enter the premises
should be provided at the main entrance; the
width of such entrance should be not less than
4.5 m. If an arch or covered gate is
constructed, it should have a clear head-room
of not less than 5 m.
7.2 Mixed Occupancy
When any building is used for more than one type of
occupancy, it should conform to the requirements for
the most hazardous the occupancies. If mixed
occupancies are separated by a separating wall of 4 h
fire rating, the occupancies should be treated
individually.

ANNEX A
(Foreword)
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
Fire Safety Sectional Committee, CED 36

Organization Representative(s)
Delhi Fire Services, New Delhi SHRI R. C. SHARMA (Chairman)
SHRI A. K. SHARMA (Alternate)
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai SHRI A. K. TANDLE
Builders Association of India, New Delhi REPRESENTATIVE
Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee DR M. P. SINGH
DR SUVIR SINGH (Alternate)
Central Electricity Authority, New Delhi SHRI C. S. KASANA
SHRI P. C. KUREEL (Alternate)
Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata REPRESENTATIVE
Central Industrial Security Force, New Delhi DEPUTY INSPECTOR G ENERAL (FIRE)
SHRI S. L. NAGARKAR (Alternate)
Central Public Works Department, New Delhi SHRI SATYA PRAKASH BARNWAL
SHRI ASHOK KUMAR GOEL (Alternate)
Centre for Fire & Explosive Environment Safety, New Delhi DIRECTOR
DR K. C. WADHWA (Alternate)
Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd, Chennai SHRI J. P. K. HEPAT
Controllerate of Quality Assurance, Pune LT-COL B. T. MANJUNATH
SHRI M. B. PARADKAR (Alternate)
Council of Architecture, New Delhi SHRI A. R. RAMANATHAN
SHRI GIRISH MISHRA (Alternate)
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, New Delhi SRIMATI TRIPTA KHURANA
Directorate General of Factory Advice Service & Labour SHRI A. K. GANGULY
Institute, Mumbai SHRI S. P. BANDOPADHYAYA (Alternate)
Electricity Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum, New Delhi SHRI HEMANT KUMAR
Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, New Delhi SHRI A. K. RAY
SHRI S. K. GUPTA (Alternate)
Engineering Industrial Technical Section, Ministry of Industry, SHRI P. K. SUNKARIA
New Delhi SHRI K. C. MATHUR (Alternate)

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Organization Representative(s)
Engineers India Limited, New Delhi SHRI ARVIND KUMAR
MS ALPANA SRIVASTAVA (Alternate)
GAIL, New Delhi SHRI JAYANT CHAKRABORTY
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Noida SHRI T. K. KUMAR
Institution of Fire Engineers, New Delhi PRESIDENT
GENERAL SECRETARY (Alternate)
Lloyd Insulations (India) Limited, New Delhi SHRI K. K. MITRA
SHRI SANJEEV ANGRA (Alternate)
Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi SHRI OM PRAKASH
SHRI D. K. SHAMI (Alternate)
Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai CHIEF FIRE OFFICER
DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (Alternate)
National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd, New Delhi SHRI D. K. SURYANARAYAN
Oil Industry Safety Directorate, New Delhi SHRI S. C. GUPTA
SHRI B. R. GADEKAR (Alternate)
Reliance Refineries Limited, Jamnagar SHRI VARADENDRA KOTI
SHRI UMESH KHANDALKAR (Alternate)
Shriram Institute of Industrial Research, Delhi REPRESENTATIVE
State Bank of India, Mumbai SHRI J. S. GAHLAUT
In personal capacity (P/4 Belgacuta, Kolkata) SHRI S. N. KUNDU
In personal capacity (K-33-A Green Park, New Delhi) SHRI S. K. DHERI
In personal capacity (C-127 Kendriya Vihar, Noida) SHRI H. S. KAPARWAN
In personal capacity (305, SJR Verity, Amrita College Road, SHRI T. R. A. KRISHNAN
Kasavanahalli, Bangalore)
BIS Directorate General SHRI A. K. SAINI, Scientist ‘F’ & Head (Civ Engg)
[Representing Director General (Ex-officio)]

Member Secretary
SHRI S. CHATURVEDI
Scientist ‘E’ (Civ Engg), BIS

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